Leahy vs Truxtun
Leahy vs Truxtun at a glance — displacement 7,800 vs 8,659 tons, length 162 vs 172 m, speed 32 vs 31 knots.
Specifications
|
Leahy |
Truxtun |
| Origin |
🇺🇸 United States |
🇺🇸 United States |
| Category |
Cruiser |
Cruiser |
| Type |
Guided-missile cruiser |
Nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser |
| Manufacturer |
Bath Iron Works |
New York Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Year introduced |
1962 |
1967 |
| Number built |
9 units |
1 unit |
| Estimated unit price |
$36 million |
NA |
| Displacement |
7,800 tons |
8,659 tons |
| Maximum speed |
32.0 knots |
31.0 knots |
| Range |
8,000 nm at 20 knots |
Unlimited |
| Length |
162.0 m |
172.0 m |
| Beam |
17.0 m |
18.0 m |
| Crew |
-- |
492 |
Armament & Systems
|
Leahy |
Truxtun |
| Armament |
- 2 × Mark 10 Terrier SAM
- 1 × ASROC ASW system
- 4 × 3 in(76 mm)guns (replaced by Harpoon missiles during 1980s)
- 6 × 12.75 in(324 mm)ASW TT
- 2 × Phalanx CIWS
|
- 1 5 in (130 mm)/54 DP Mk 42 gun
- 1 twin Mk 10 Mod 8 missile launcher for Standard ER and ASROC missiles
- 3 20-missile horizontal drums in magazine
- 2 x 2 12.75" Mk 32 fixed ASW torpedo tubes
- 2 x 4 Harpoon anti-ship missile tubes
- 2 x Phalanx CIWS
|
| Propulsion |
2 × steam turbines providing 85,000 shp (63 MW); 2 shafts; 4 × boilers |
2 GE pressurized-water D2G nuclear reactors, 2 shafts, 70,000 shp |
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Which has greater displacement, the Leahy-class or Truxtun-class?
The Truxtun-class has greater displacement at 8,659 tons compared to the Leahy-class's 7,800 tons.
Which is faster, the Leahy-class or Truxtun-class?
The Leahy-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the Truxtun-class's 31 knots.
Which has longer range, the Leahy-class or Truxtun-class?
The Truxtun-class is nuclear-powered with unlimited range, while the Leahy-class has a range of 8,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Leahy-class or Truxtun-class?
The Truxtun-class is longer at 172.0 meters compared to the Leahy-class's 162.0 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Leahy-class or Truxtun-class?
The Leahy-class has been built in greater numbers with 9 vessels compared to 1 vessels of the Truxtun-class.